THE JOSEPH F. MARTIN COMPANY 
ANNUAL SEEDS 19 
Nigella, Love in a Mist 
Hardy annual 1 ft. high with finely cut 
foliage, with good sized oddly shaped 
flowers, which are unusual enough to at¬ 
tract attention. 
Miss Jekyll Blue. Best variety, bright 
blue double flowers. % oz. 10c, on. 25e. 
Nolana 
Grandiflora Blue. Nolana does well on 
poor dry soil and it is nice for ground 
cover, for sunny rock gardens, or bor¬ 
ders. Plants about 6 inches tall with 
small deep blue bell-shaped flowers. 
14 oz. 15c, oz. 45c. 
Phlox Grandiflora Mixed 
Annual Phlox 
The taller varieties provide excellent cut¬ 
ting flowers during the summer months 
and they also are fine for bedding. They 
include as wide a range of colors, both 
brilliant and soft shades, as any other 
annual. 
Gigantea Art Shades 
A new strain of Phlox Drummondi with 
very large individual flowers (sometimes 
over one inch in diameter) and with a 
wonderful range of color in the soft art 
shades, such as soft rose, light blue, pale 
violet, cream, etc. 14 oz. 35c, 14 oz. 65c, 
oz. $2.25. 
Drumm ondi Grandiflora (12-15 in. tall) 
Alba. Pure white. 
Atroviolacea. Dark violet blue. 
Atropurpurca. Deep rich maroon. 
Brilliant. Rose pink with carmine eye. 
Carnea. Delicate flesh pink. 
Chamois Rose. Very pretty soft shade. 
Cinnabar Scarlet. Brightest red. 
Isnbellina. Primrose yellow. 
Kerniesina Splcndcns. Carmine with white 
eye. 
Stellata Lilacina. Lilac, dark veined. 
Any nbove variety— 14 oz. 20c, 14 oz. 35c, 
oz. $1.00. 
Martin’s Excellent Mixture. Finest assort¬ 
ment of all colors. 14 oz. 15c, % oz. 25c, 
oz. 80c. 
Star Phlox Mixed. Many colors with fring¬ 
ed petals and starred centers. 14 oz. 20c, 
14 oz. 35c, oz. $1,00. 
Nana Compacta Varieties (5-6 in. tall) 
Excellent for low borders, edgings and 
bedding. 
Atropurpurea, deep maroon. 
Chamois Rose. 
Deep Blue. Pleasing shade. 
Fireball, scarlet. 
Isabellina. Primrose yellow. 
Snowball, white. 
Any variety—A oz. 20c, 14 oz. 35c, 14 oz. 
60c, oz. $2.00. 
Nana Coinpaeta or Cecily Mixed. Best mix¬ 
ture of the larger flowered varieties. 
A oz. 20c, 14 oz. 35c, 14 oz. 60c, oz. $1.80. 
Pennisetum—Ornamental 
Grass 
Longistylum. Plants about 2 ft. high, ter¬ 
minal spikes with long feathery bristles. 
Slender leaves, 4 inches long. 14 oz. 20c, 
oz. 60c. 
Rueppelianum (Fountain Grass). Plants 
4 ft. high with long colored feathery 
spikes. Very slender leaves about a 
foot long. 14 oz. 25c, oz. 75c. 
PHACELIA—Campanularia. Small, 6 inches 
high nice for rockeries. Bright blue 
flowers with white anthers. 14 oz. 20c, 
oz. 60c. 
Poinciana, Bird of Paradise 
Gillesii. Greenhouse plant with showy 
flowers, yellow with bright red sta¬ 
mens. Shrubby growth. 14 oz. 20c, % 
oz. 35c, oz. $1.20. 
Poppies 
Carnation Flowered Mixed. Large round¬ 
ed balls with fringed petals. Very 
showy, 14 oz. 15c, oz. 50c, 14 lb. $1.50. 
Tall Double Peony Flowered Mixed. Very 
large flowers, tall stems. 14 oz. 15c, oz. 
40c, 14 lb. $1.25. 
Double Shirley Mixcil Double. Semi-doubles 
and singles in soft delicate shades. 14 
oz. 15c, oz. 50c, (4 lb. $1.50. 
Single Shirley Varieties 
American Legion. Brilliant orange scarlet, 
white at base. 14 oz. 15c. oz. 45c. 
Glaucum, Tulip Poppy. Larger and taller 
than Flanders, scarlet with black cross 
at base. 14 oz. 20c, oz. 60c. 
Wild Rose Pink. Excellent pink shades. 
14 oz. 20c, oz. 60c. 
Single Shirley Mixed. % oz. 10c, oz. 30c. 
14 lb. $1.00. 
Annual Oriental Poppy. Tall large red 
flowers somewhat similar to the hardy 
Oriental Poppy. 14 oz. 15c, oz. 45c. 
Portulaca 
Excellent for bedding or edging and does 
well on very poor dry soil. 
Double Varieties 
No strains will come 100% double from 
seed but we believe we have the best 
available, coming about 80% double. Our 
seed is taken from perfect double flower¬ 
ed plants. 
Double Pink. Double Scarlet. 
Double Yellow. Double White. 
Any' variety'—A oz. 25c, 14 oz. 40c, 14 oz. 
70c, oz. $2.40. 
Martin’s Excellent Double Mixed. 14 oz. 
35c, 14 oz, 60c, 14 oz. $1.10, oz. $2.00. 
Single Varieties 
Giant Parana, (Paris Beauty). An extra 
large flowered variety of the brightest 
purple crimson. 14 oz. 20c, 14 «*• 35c. 
oz. $1.00. 
Single Mixed—14 oz. 15c, oz. 50c, 14 lb. 
$1.50. 
Pyrethrum 
Aureuni, Golden Feather. Pretty golden 
yellow foliage. 14 oz. 15c, oz. 45c. 
Rhodanthe — Everlasting 
Very pretty strawflowers, pink or white 
on long wiry stems. Spring sown seed 
starts to bloom in July giving plenty of 
flowers for drying. 
Single Fine Mixed. Pink, rose and white, 
. mostly with yellow center. 14 oz. 15c, 
oz. 50e. 
Primula Obconica 
The Finest Florists Strains 
Primula seeds are usually sown in Jan¬ 
uary. February and March for bloom the 
following winter and spring. A sowing 
May first will produce saleable plants for 
Easter. 
Originators Strains 
Most of these strains come to us from the 
originator in sealed glass tubes as an ex¬ 
tra precaution to protect the germination. 
Muellers Grandiflora Rosea. Large flow¬ 
ering pure rose. Tr. Pkt. $1.00, A oz. 
$2.25, A oz. $4.00. 
Grandiflora Alba. Pure white. Tr. Pkt. 
$1.00. Jj oz. $2.25. A oz. $4.00. 
Mohnstein’s Atrosanguinea. Dark blood 
red. Tr. pkt. $1.00, * oz. $2.25, * oz. $4.00. 
Muellers and Mohnsteins Mixed Rose and 
Red Shades. A mixture of the light and 
dark rose and red shades of these two 
leading strains. Tr. Pkt. $1.00, fa oz. 
$2.25, fa oz. $4.00. 
Berlin Market Fasbcndcrs Red. Rich deep 
red. Extra large flowers and plants a 
trifle more compact than Muellers. Tr. 
Pkt. $1.00, fa oz . $2.25, ^ oz. $4.(Ml. 
Salmon Rose. Beautiful salmon rose. Tr. 
Pkt. $1.00, fa oz. $2.25. fa «z. $4.00. 
Obconica Giant Mixed. Tr. Pkt. 50c, fa oz. 
$1.25, fa oz. $2.00. 
Coerulea Blue. Excellent blue strain. Tr. 
Pkt. $1.00, fa oz. $2.25, fa oz. $4.00. 
New Primula Obeonicas 
Better Days. Deep carmine red flower, 
compact plant growth. Tr. Pkt. $1.00. 
Dazzlcr Fringed. Most popular of the 
Crinese Fringed varieties. Brilliant or¬ 
ange red. Tr. Pkt. $1.00. 
Various Primulas 
Primula Kcwensis. The verbena scented 
yellow primrose. Good winter bloomer. 
Tr. Pkt. 50c. 
Primula Malacoides 
June, July and August sowings will flow¬ 
er the following January to March. 
Malacoides Lilac. Tr. Pkt. 50c, 14 oz. $1.00. 
Malacoides Alba.. White. Tr. Pkt. 50c. 
True Rose . (Weihenstephan). The best 
bright pink or true carmine pink and. 
in fact, the only strain of that bright 
shade. Comes 90% true from seed. Tr. 
Pkt. 50c, fa oz. $1.25. 
Eriksonli New Baby. Lavender pink. 
Erlksonii Baby Rose. Deep pink. 
Eriksonii Baby Doll. Deep pink, large 
frilled flowers. 
The Eriksonii Varieties—Tr. Pkt. $1.00, 
3 Pkts. for $2.50. 
New Double Malacoides 
The introducer of these fine new varieties 
claims a high percentage of doubleness 
from seed though not 100%. They are the 
result of many years of breeding and se¬ 
lection by an eminent specialist. 
Double Dwarf Crimson. This comes quite 
true to a dark crimson shade and the 
plants are very compact, so excellent 
for pots. Tr. Pkt. $1.00. 
Double Rose. Mauve rose shade. Tr. Pkt. 
50c. 
Ricinus—Castor Beans 
Bed Spire. Plants 6 ft. high with bronze 
purple leaves and bright red seed spike. 
oz. 25c. % lb- 75c. 
Zanzibariensis Mixed. Very richly colored 
foliage. Enormous plant, on good soil 
growing 10 ft. high. Oz. 20c, 14 lb. 60c. 
